The Moon has had a complex history, with evidence of its primary crust formation obscured
by later impacts. Existing U-Pb dates of> 500 zircons from several locations on the lunar …

The crust of the Moon records the complete history of collisions by different-sized projectiles
from various sources since its early solidification. Planetary bodies in the inner Solar System …

Crystallization of the lunar magma ocean yielded a chemically unique liquid residuum
named KREEP. This component is expressed as a large patch on the near side of the Moon …

The last giant impact on Earth is thought to have formed the Moon1. The timing of this event
can be determined by dating the different rocks assumed to have crystallized from the lunar …

The energy of the giant impact was large enough to generate an initially fully molten Moon.
During the solidification of this lunar magma ocean (LMO), an anorthosite crust formed by …

The Hf-W isotopic system is the reference chronometer for determining the chronology of
Earth's accretion and differentiation. However, its results depend strongly on uncertain …

Evidence for Hadean depleted mantle reservoir (s) is well-established by mantle-derived
rocks from multiple Archean complexes showing excesses in 142 Nd compared to the …

Here we critically examine the geophysical and geochemical properties of the Moon in order
to identify the extent to which dynamical scenarios satisfy these observations. New joint …

Zircons are found in extraterrestrial rocks from the Moon, Mars, and some differentiated
meteorite parent-bodies. These zircons are rare, often of small size, and have been affected …

Accretional heating of Earth's interior during formation is pivotal to its subsequent thermal
and chemical evolution. In particular, impact heating of Earth's core is expected, but its …